"Graffiti is an art form" Or is it? There are many arguments for and against graffiti. In this essay‚ I will try to tackle the various aspects of these arguments‚ giving proof along the way. My interest in graffiti is purely artistic; I feel this essay may be more biased towards graffiti as an art form‚ as I think it is a beautiful and interesting branch of artistic talent and individualism. Is graffiti an Art Form?. There is an anonymous man‚ who I will refer to as Dain‚ in Switzerland who is an
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through photos‚ paintings‚ writing‚ or music art is everywhere. The oldest art is estimated to be roughly forty thousand years old graffiti paintings in Indonesia. Today graffiti has a negative connotation as destructive or negative in society due to the fact that it is art done without permission on someone else’s property. However since the early 1960’s Graffiti art and murals have become much more widely accepted and recognized for their cultural and artistic value. Here in downtown phoenix
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“Gang violence in America is not a sudden problem. It has been a part of urban life for years‚ offering an aggressive definition and identity to those seeking a place to belong in the chaos of large metropolitan.” Dave Reichert‚ United States Congressman. Street gangs have been around in the United States as far back as 1783. In contrast to today’s modern street gangs‚ many early gangs on the east coast were even multi-ethnic‚ the gangs were compromised of boys from the same neighborhoods (Howell
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When the word “gang” is mentioned the first thought that comes to mind is a person wearing baggy clothes‚ a bandana across the forehead and tattoos all over the body. That is a stereotype. Obviously back when gangs were first initiated in the 1800’s they did not dress like that. Not all gangs are associated with colors‚ signs or names. A gang is defined as a group of criminals or a number of people forming a group (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary). In fact the word “gang” actually originated from
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American Graffiti (1973) This classic move focuses on a single night in the early Sixties‚ the hopeful future of the main characters is followed by the events which occur. Steve (Ron Howard)‚ and Curt (Richard Dreyfuss) will be leaving for college the very next day‚ the build up of years of hard work. Finally they’ll be able to leave their small hometown and "spread their wings"‚ experiencing life in ways they never have. Curt is unattached to anyone‚ but Steve will be leaving behind his longtime
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England. The son of a photocopier technician‚ he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s." Observers have noted that his style is similar to Blek le Rat who began to work with stencils in 1981 in Paris and Jef Aerosol who sprayed his first street stencil in 1982 in Tours France‚ and members of the anarcho-punk band Crass‚ which kept up a graffiti stencil campaign on the London Tube System in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His work
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in Italy. The members of a mafia are usually people of the same race nationality. A gang is a group of members who form together to commit street crimes. These crimes can be murder‚ assault‚ theft‚ etc. They use intimidation to gain control of neighborhoods or territories. They are usually identified by colors‚ tattoos‚ hair styles‚ hand signs‚ or graffiti. It is important to know the difference between gangs and mafia so those in the criminal justice field can distinguish between the two groups
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Associate Level Material Appendix E Gang Development and Control Tables Gang Development Below are descriptions of gang development theories. Copy and paste the correct description into the table below next to the appropriate theory. There are five descriptions and four theories. One description is not valid. Gang members are violent and rarely show remorse or feelings regarding their violent and criminal actions. Members may join a gang because it provides them a release for their
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Gangs and Cults Introduction to Sociology Gangs and Cults Gangs and cults at first glance may seem very different‚ and in some ways they are‚ but when you look closer their cultures are very similar. Cults promote a particular belief system‚ recruiting members by tricking them or influencing them to believe what they are teaching or telling them. Gangs pretty much do the same thing. They create glorified myths about the gang that appeal to young recruits‚ and far too often these myths become
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and/or concerns in the issue. -What do you think about the issue. Art Industry Issue -Is graffiti becoming more of a crime than art and how can it be controlled. Graffiti originated in New York in the late 1970s. It started off with locals writing their names on walls and subway train just for fame. Before and after that though there were other types of graffiti such as political statements. Graffiti these days is mostly "tagging" which is the act of marking a surface with a quick scrawl‚ stencils
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